Weather-strip



No. 627,264. Patented lune. 20,1899.

E. LE MAY. WEATHER sTmP.,

(Application led Jan. 25, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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ERNEST LE MAY, OF FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.`

WEATHER-STRIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 627,264, dated June 20, 1899.

Application filed January 25, 1899. Serial No. 703,373. (No model.)

To al whom t nur?! con/cern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST LE MAY, a resident of Fall River, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Weather-Strips5 and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in weather-strips, and more particularly to such as are secured to a door or win dow and adapted to operate todescend upon the sill of the door when the dooris closed and rise automatically when the door is swung open, the object of the present invention being to provide a weather-strip which can be operated to etfectually cut off all draft under adoor when said door is closed.

A further object is to provide an automatic weather-strip which Will be simple in construction, comparatively cheap to manufacture, and most eectual when in operation.

With these objects in View the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter de-` scribed, and pointed out in thev claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a View illustrating my improvements. Fig. 2 is a sectional view. Fig. 3 is a rear face view showing the positions of the parts when the door is open. Eig. 4 is a similar view showing the positions of the parts when the door is closed.

1 4represents a door,and 2 a frame therefor. The door 1 is provided at its lower edge with my improved device, which comprises the frame 3, recessed`,as shown,and provided with endpieces 4 4, slotted, as at 5, for the reception and movement of the weather-strip 6. The frame 3 is provided on its innerface with parallel flanges 7 to form guides for the reception of ribs or flanges 8 on the strip 6, and the strip 6 is provided at points between its ends with suitable inwardly-projecting pins for the Vreception of the ends of a suitable spring 9, whichy bears at an intermediate point on a pin 10, secured to the frame, to normally maintain the strip 6 in its elevated or raised position,I when the door is open, and

thus permit the door to be swung without liability of said strip dragging, rubbing, or coming in contact with the floor. Levers 11 11 `are pivoted to the frame 3, and each of said` levers is provided with a horizontal arm 12, movably connected to the'strip 6 by means of a screw or pin 13, which projects from said arms 12 and enters a slot 14 in said strip. The levers 11 11 are provided with vertical arms 15 15, connected together by means of arod 16. Each lever 11 is provided with another horizontal arm 17, disposed in alinement with the arms 12, and said arm 17 on' one lever l1 is provided with alug 1S, disposed in the slotted end 19 of a curved armor lever 20, pivoted near its outer end to the frame 3. The outer end of the lever 20 is 4 adapted to be engaged by a bent lever 22, and

the latter is prevented from lateral displacement relatively to the lever 2O by a Ilange 22a,which projects from the lever 2O and overlaps the operating-lever 22. The lever 22 is pivoted near its outer end to the frame 3 and providedV at its outer end with an arm 22h, which projects through the slot 23 in the end plate 4 of the frame and is adapted to be forced against a wearplate 24 on the door jamb or frame 2 when the door is closed, and hence forces the strip tightly against the sill of the door and prevents the admission of air thereunder.

It will be seen that by making the levers 1l exactly alike and providing four slots 14 in the strip 6 instead of two the operating-levers 2O and 22 can be readily moved to the other side of the frame, if desired.

The operation of my improved device is as follows: When the door 1 is open, the strip 6 will be in its raised or elevated position, and when the door is closed the lever 22 will be forced inward by the contact with the jamb, which operation Will force down the short arm of the lever 2O and elevate the long arm thereof, thus permitting a great movement of said lever by a slight movement of the lever 22. The movement of the lever 20 will operate the levers 11 11 by means of the rod 16, and the strip 6 will be forced downward against the sill of the frame 1 and completely shut off the admission of air. Vhen the door is opened, the spring 9 will raise the strip 6 and compel the parts to resume their normal positions,

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in the general form and arrangement of the several parts described without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, and hence I would have it understood that I do not wish to limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such slight changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.

I-Iavin g fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters l. The combination with a frame and a vertically-movable spring-pressed weather-strip mounted therein, said strip having slots near its respective ends, of two levers pivotally attached to said frame and having arms provided with pins to enter the elongated slots in the strip, a rod connecting said levers, a bent lever pivoted near one end to the frame, a sliding connection between the long arm of said bent lever and one ofthe first-mentioned levers, and an actuating-lever pivotallyconneoted to the frame at a point near the short arm of the bent lever and having a movable and pivotal connection therewith, said operating-lever having an arm'projectin through the end of the frame and adapted to engage the door-jamb to actuate said levers and force the strip down.

2. The combination with a frame and a vertically-movable strip, of levers pivoted to the frame, connected to the strip and connected together, of an operating-lever having two parallel arms and an arm projecting through the end of the frame, said operating-lever pivoted to the frame at the free end of one of said parallel arms, an intermediate pivoted lever having along and a short arm, the short arm pivotally connected to the free end of the other parallel arm of the operating-lever and a sliding and pivotal connection between the long arm of said intermediate lever and one of the levers connected with the str-ip, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination with a frame and a Verticallymovabley weather-strip, ot' two T- shaped levers each pivoted at the juncture of its arms to the frame,the alined arms of said levers adapted to Ybe interchangeably connected with said strip, a rod connecting said levers, an operating-lever pivoted to the frame and having an arm projecting through the end of the frame, and an intermediate lever pivoted to the frame and having one arm connected to an arm of the operatinglever and having the other arm connected to one arm of one of said Tshaped levers.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

- ERNEST LE MAY. Witnessesz ARTHUR F. JAMIsoN, NICHOLAS .HATHEWAY, Jr. 

